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Pitzer Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Recognized by the Association for Psychological Science

Lee MunroeClaremont, Calif. (January 3, 2017)—Pitzer College Research Professor Emeritus of Anthropology R. Lee Munroe has been selected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Munroe is being recognized for his “sustained and outstanding contributions to the advancement of psychological science.” Munroe, a founding faculty member who came to Pitzer in 1964, specializes in [Read More...]
January 3, 2017
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Remembering Professor Harvey Botwin

From Interim President Thomas Poon November 16, 2015 Dear Pitzer College Community, It is with a very heavy heart that I share with you the news of Professor Emeritus of Economics Harvey Botwin’s passing. Harvey joined Pitzer in 1967 as the first economics faculty member—and the only one for his first four years at the [Read More...]
November 17, 2015
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Remembering Professor Emeritus Allen Greenberger

From Interim President Thomas Poon July 8, 2015 Dear Pitzer College Community, It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Professor Emeritus Allen Greenberger on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 18, 1937. He joined the faculty of Pitzer College in 1966 and retired [Read More...]
July 8, 2015
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Remembering Professor Emeritus Lew Ellenhorn

Professor Emeritus Lew EllenhornFrom Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley April 15, 2015 Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that Professor Emeritus of Psychology Lew Ellenhorn passed away on April 12 from heart failure. Professor Ellenhorn was one of Pitzer’s earliest faculty members, joining the College in 1966 after teaching [Read More...]
April 21, 2015
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Pitzer College Professor Michael Woodcock Dies

Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2013)—Pitzer College Professor Emeritus of Creative Studies Michael Woodcock, an artist and teacher, passed away on March 31, 2013 after a long illness. Woodcock joined the Pitzer faculty in 1989 and was known as a unique artist with a great passion for teaching the creative process. Woodcock’s course, “The Mother Road,” [Read More...]
April 9, 2013